I am used to watching new laws be passed that I object to passionately on principle, and that I find to be a pain in the ass personally. So I… Read more »
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Building, building, burning bright
On a bike ride Saturday, I stumbled upon a house that had suffered a major fire recently. My riding partner has a real thing for abandoned buildings, so of course… Read more »
Dream fragments 2
Another night of unusual dreams. Or perhaps unusual in that I remembered several of them. And all of a theme. I was in my teens, hanging out with a friend… Read more »
I don’t usually remember my dreams these days, but last night was a notable exception. How about the dream where I bumped into friends while standing in line at a… Read more »
Last night, the conversation turned to the eventual graduation of magn0lia from chiro school. “You’ll be laying on hands! Like an atheist faith healer.” “A faithless healer? A lack-of-faith healer?”… Read more »
Frothy the Thnowman!
Lest anyone think I’m whining, I like snow! Granted, Portland has had an uncharacteristic amount lately. Getting snow in December at all is unusual, but to get over a foot… Read more »
Iced Cabbage
I started to write this as a response to a response to a post, but decided to make it a post of its own instead. Long before I eventually moved… Read more »
First snow of Winter 2008!
This came sooner than I would have guessed. I didn’t think we’d see any snow of note until the new year. And the accumulation still hasn’t amounted to much, but… Read more »
Tales from the Front Line
A friend had some tech support woes this morning, and I tried to help. Despite my best efforts, I couldn’t solve the problem either, and so we had to haul… Read more »
Sisyphus
My side yard has a large pile of tree limbs and twigs, detritus from a recent pruning of the two big trees in the front yard. Knowing that the garbage… Read more »